Chapter Operations

May 12, 2009

What is Mission Critical?

MISSION CRITICALMIGHT DOs

• 10-Star Award

• Friends of Diversity Designation

• Web Resources

MISSION CRITICALCANNOT DOs

• Membership Categories

• Ethics Review

MISSION CRITICAL MUST DOs

• Accord

• By-laws & Policies

• CPC / COD

• Chapter Visits

ACCORD

BYLAWS

POLICIES

• Why a policy manual?

• Sample policies

1. Member Gateway

2. Chapter Resources

3. Resources for Board Members

4. Sample Policies

Chapter Presidents’ Council (CPC)

• Composition – All Chapter Presidents– Ex-officio non-voting representatives

• Selects members of the Committee on Directorship (COD)

• Elects a representative to the AFP Board

• Forum for networking, feedback, dialogue and identification of issues

Committee on Directorship (COD)

• Composition of COD– 1 member elected from each of 12 districts – 6 ex-officio members or appointees

• Role of COD– Evaluates all nominees for the AFP Board– Creates slate of Directors to be elected by the

members

How Do We Work Together?

COMMUNICATE!

• Monthly Chapter Presidents’ email

• Important Dates for Chapters

• Communications Summary

How Do We Work Together?

• Online Chapter Resources Directory

• Chapter Visits

• Chapter Support Subcommittee Outreach

DON’T FORGET THE FUN!

Open Discussion

Contact Information Ann Hale, CFRE

Director, University Advancement

Alaska Pacific University

ahale@alaskapacific.edu

Val Lay, CFRE

Director, Chapter Services, Central U.S.

vlay@afpnet.org

Thank you for all you do for AFP!